Tisbury Public School
School Improvement Plan
FY 2011

Objective 1: To improve student understanding of concepts and skills in mathematics calculations at the Tisbury School and increase student awareness of math concepts across the content areas.

Rationale: We need to continue improvement in order to meet AYP projections and to help all students learn the skills they will need to be successful in mathematics.

Strategic Goal/Initiative Reference: Curriculum and Instruction

Baseline Data

Indicators of Success

MeasurementMethods/Tool(s)

Implementation Plan

Person(s)Responsible

Date

MCAS 07

Decrease in percent of students in Warning and Needs Improvement Categories on Math MCAS

MCAS 11

Analyze previous data and determine a percent increase we would like to achieve as an aggregate on Math MCAS

TeachersPrincipal

Oct 10

MCAS 08

Increase in percent of students in Proficient and Advanced Categories on Math MCAS

Star Math

Analyze test items and determine areas of concern which will require additional instruction and remediation

TeachersPrincipal

Oct 10

MCAS 09

Increase in number of students performing on grade level expectations on report cards

Everyday Math

Implement open response strategies and other areas of MCAS test taking skills at each grade level. Revise practices in skill training for children so that all teachers ensure that children grasp the most important skills necessary for progress

TeachersAssistantsPrincipal

Nov 10-April 11

MCAS 10

Accelerated Math

Meet as a vertical math community on a monthly basis to determine needs in staff development, staffing, lesson design, curriculum resources, and set priorities for fostering Math awareness K-8 among staff, students, and family

TeachersPrincipal

Nov 10-April 11

Fall 10 GMADE Results

Spring 11 GMADE ResultsStudent progress in EPGY program

Objective 2: To increase school communication among colleagues and to improve communication with the home. To further strengthen and improve the partnership between the school and parents through communication and involvement.

Rationale: Our school continues in its work with professional learning communities. Staff development island-wide has focused on creating these communities and setting goals. A primary outcome of these communities is to foster more effective communication with the families of our children. We wish to create a means of communicating more frequently and clearly with our Tisbury School parents for the betterment of our students.

Strategic Goal/Initiative Reference: Community

Baseline Data

Indicators of Success

MeasurementMethods/Tool(s)

Implementation Plan

Person(s)Responsible

Date

Input from SAC

Improved climate of effective communication between and among staff and community.

Information gathering through observations and meetings

Improve overall awareness and understanding of school policies, procedures, and pertinent issues through a weekly parent forum.

Increase opportunities for parents to communicate with more teachers by improving methods for parent-conference sign-up and investigating Edline.com and other internet based programs that foster parental awareness of their child's progress

Teachers AssistantsPrincipalTechnologySAC

Oct 10-June 11

Positive comments from staff concerning communications between staff and parents, between staff and administration, and among staff members

Informal observation

Increase community awareness of school activities and achievements through SAC newsletters and flyers that would be available at parent-teacher conferences briefly explaining SAC and PTO, including committee member names and phone numbers

Teachers PrincipalSAC Members

Nov 10-June 11

Formal and informal feedback gathered at parent meetings and forums.

A monthly space in Tiger Talk to summarize the monthly SAC meeting

SAC Members

Nov 10-June 11

Improve the effectiveness of horizontal and vertical communication through continued progress in the PLC initiative. These groups will assess and improve current vehicles for communication among staff and the community.

TeachersPrincipalSAC Members

Objective 3: To increase reading and math achievement among our low-income children in grades 2-8.

Rationale: Last year, the Tisbury School made excellent progress in MCAS scores with our special needs children in the areas of math and ELA using an inclusion model brought about through reorganization in staffing. Tisbury School reached AYP goals for the Spring 2010 MCAS in our low-income sub-group of children. To stay on pace with NCLB improvement targets for our sub-groups and aggregates, we will assess the remediation needs of our low-income children and determine the supports needed for individual, low-income children in grades 2-8.

Strategic Goal/Initiative Reference: Curriculum and Instruction

Baseline Data

Indicators of Success

MeasurementMethods/Tool(s)

Implementation Plan

Person(s)Responsible

Date

October 10 SIMS

Spring 11 MCAS: improving results in math & ELA for the this subgroup

Results for:

1. Analyze previous scores and determine improvement benchmarks

Teachers Principal

Oct 10

MCAS 10

Spring 11 AYP: passing results

DIBELS 11

2. Analyze test items and determine areas of concern which will require additional instruction and remediation

TeachersPrincipal

Oct 10

GRADE:Spring 10Fall 10

Progress on the mid-year GRADE and GMADE assessments

GRADE 11

3. Implement open response strategies and other areas of MCAS test taking skills at each grade level among our low-income children. Revise practices in skill training for children so that all teachers ensure that children grasp the most important skills necessary for progress

TeachersPrincipal

Oct 10-April 11

GMADE: Fall 10

Low-income children in regular and remediation settings showing improvement on report cards

GMADE 11

4. Implement GRADE assessment in the 7th and 8th grade ELA classes. Train all math teachers 2-8 in administering the GMADE test and analyzing the results for targeting areas for support

Teachers

Oct 10-Feb 11

MCAS 11

5.Determine staffing needs for the future to address the need for additional supports

TeachersPrincipal

Aug 10-July 11

Objective 4: The adoption of a system-wide bullying policy and subsequent implementation of a community-wide, comprehensive ant-bullying program to reduce the incidents of bullying, help maintain a safe environment, and ensure the comfort of everyone in the school community by gathering data and input from stakeholders.

Rationale: The Tisbury School community needs to ensure for the emotional welfare of our community, and promote civility as a critical school objective. Bullying is detrimental to a child's emotional well-being and becomes counterproductive to the child's achievement and learning environment.

Investigate anti-bullying programs to be later implemented in the school community.

Guidance/Admin

October 2010

Investigate Student Mediation Models

Admin/Guidance

October 2010

Inform SAC of survey results

Admin

January 2011

Meet with staff for training as directed by MARC and the MVPS

Admin/Staff

January 2011

Meet with parents and children regarding bullying policy and steps that have taken place to date as directed by MARC and the MVPS

Admin/Guidance

April 2011

Report to SAC findings on comprehensive anti-bullying program and student mediation models

Guidance/Admin

May 2011

Decision made on comprehensive anti-bullying to be used to support MVPS bullying policy

Admin

June 2011

Objective 5: To create a plan that will guide the integration of technology into the overall daily learning experiences of every child.

Rationale: To ensure the preparation of our children for everyday life, the high school, and beyond in the 21st century through technology integration not simply technology as a resource.

Strategic Goal/Initiative Reference: Curriculum and Instruction

Baseline Data

Indicators of Success

MeasurementMethods/Tool(s)

Implementation Plan

Person(s)Responsible

Date

Scope and sequence of current Tisbury School Technology program

Scope and sequence outline

Create short-term goals for the procurement of new hardware that has been determined as a need from prior data. This hardware will include Eno-type boards and mobile laptop labs.

SAC/Admin

Sept 2010

Inventory of current degree of technology integration

Inventory of technology uses which will help indicate the current degree of technology integration

Define and scope current technology program in the context of Tisbury School.

Tech teachers

October 2011

Teacher survey of an effectively integrated technology school

Documented teacher perceptions of successfully integrated schools in the context of technology use.

Inventory frequency of use of technology to determine current degree of technology integration.

Admin/Tech Teachers

November 2010

Survey teachers as to their ideas of what successful and effective technology integration would look like.

Tech Teachers

January 2011

Investigate and visit schools that effectively use technology and have a trained staff that integrates technology. This may include bringing a member back to the Tisbury School to help determine our strengths and weaknesses and to help prioritize steps towards integration.